Benefits and Blessing of Good Health

Here are just some of the benefits and blessings you will gain from practicing a healthy diet and lifestyle:

. No more aches and pains!

. No down time due to illness

. More money in your pocket (fewer doctor visits, medical insurance, prescriptions)

. More energy to do things, which means...

. Able to accomplish more of the things you've been wanting to do

. Better quality sleep

. Look better, younger

. Live longer

. A more positive mental attitude

Honestly, who doesn't want all these things? But most people don't seem to really believe they are attainable.

Part of the difficulty lies in looking at things from a perspective other than that with which most of us were brought up. We have come to expect that just by growing old we will lose our memories and our minds, have brittle bones and break our hips, die from cancer, heart disease or diabetes, and generally grow more unhealthy.

Just because that is, tragically, the case for most of the population of this country, doesn't mean that it is unavoidable.

The truth is that we can control, to a very large degree, how healthy we are.

Of course there are some things we cannot control: accidents, or the few truly genetic diseases. But for the most part, good health is within the reach of every single person, if we are willing to learn and to put forth a little effort.

When you don't have good health, nothing else seems to matter much. When you are healthy, it seems you have the whole world before you.

When you don't have good health, you are busy looking after yourself. When you are healthy, you can help others.

Remember that there are several facets to being healthy:

. Eating a diet of primarily uncooked fruits and vegetables

. Eliminating disease-causing foods

. Exercising at least 5 times per week, preferably daily

. Getting enough fresh air

. Getting enough sunshine

. Getting enough sleep and rest

. Dealing effectively with stress

Go one step at a time. Make one change at a time, beginning with where you are right now, and you will very soon begin to reap all the incredible benefits of good health. It is so worth it!

You can do it!!

Phyllis Towse